Work on 2 uplift projects begins in Laghman, Nuristan

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Work on a health facility in eastern Laghman province and the reconstruction of the Statistics Department in Nuristan province has begun, an official said on Monday.

The construction work on the clinic started in Baba Saib area near Mehtarlam, the capital of Laghman, a statement from the governor's office said. The project will be completed in six months at a cost of six million afghanis.

The building will have six rooms, separate accommodation for watchmen and electricity generators, drinking water facility and a boundary wall, according to the statement.

It will also have a pharmacy, medicine and vaccine preservation facilities, a gynecology wad, a waiting room, a check-up room, a registration section and an office for the doctors.

Governor Abdul Jabbar Naeem, during the launching ceremony, said the facility would provide health services to residents of the area and passengers traveling between Badpesh and Mehterlam.

Separately, reconstruction work on a building for the Department of Statistics began in Nuristan.

The project costing 7.9 million afs would be completed in six month. Goveror Hafiz Abdul Qayyoum said after the completion of work the employee would find best suiable place for work,.